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Cummings Properties reviews

3.0

49% would recommend to a friend

(76 total reviews)
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Dennis A. Clarke

69% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Cummings Properties has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 76 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cummings Properties employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.8 stars).

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76 reviews
1.0
Dec 1, 2017

Management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I realized my mistake and got out quickly.

Cons

The business practices of this company extinguish intrinsic motivation, diminish performance, crush creativity, encourage unethical behavior, and foster short-term thinking.

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Cummings Properties Response
8y
We were surprised and disappointed to see this review, as the business practices referenced in it are counter to the company culture that has led to a successful firm with uncommon staff longevity. We are both proud of and grateful for the highly skilled, creative, and dedicated team that serves Cummings Properties’ clients so well. -Joyce Vyriotes, Communications Director
1.0
Jul 30, 2017

Shady to the core

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Certain coworkers who are headstrong enough to not drink the purple kool-aid. I stayed as long as I did because of a few great guys in the field and i knew when i would get out everyday to schedule side work to make ends meet.

Cons

The negative reviews on here are def on point. The hr repetitive responses are comical at best. Their tenure formula is a farce. If you are from the woburn area this company is known as scummings or scammings. Hard and great workers are not kept unless they play the game. They reward ratting so much that certain long tenured employees do zero work and get away with it because they are informants. Which has become an epidemic here because others see this and find things to say and lie about so they too can be lazy.

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Cummings Properties Response
8y
We are glad you enjoyed some of your colleagues, but are sorry that our culture was ultimately not a good fit for you. With the average longevity of current staff members being more than 10 years, many people do find Cummings Properties to be a rewarding place to work, and they enjoy our comprehensive compensation and benefits package. We wish you success in your next job, and we hope that it better matches your working style. Joyce Vyriotes Communications Director
1.0
Sep 10, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free parking. Very nice coworkers. Easy to get a job here (but hard to leave due to long, inflexible work hours).

Cons

Virtually no opportunity to grow or think for yourself. The arrogant all-white, male management team promotes a culture of hostility, disrespect and fear. They say they are charitable but they really only look out for themselves. Pay scale is below average. They don’t give us bereavement pay when our immediate family members die but then expect us to be happy when they give away millions in charity tax write offs and we get 50 cent raises!!!!!!! Those 5 star reviews are from coworkers who were asked to post reviews. (How do you say no?) That's how this place works. Instead of trying to make things better, the dysfunctional management will spend their time trying to find out who wrote this reviews They will ask somebody to post a 5 star review then issue the standard company response saying I may not be a good fit and talk about the longevity of the old boy’s network who stay forever.

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Cummings Properties Response
8y
We take exception to most of what is written above. Many of the comments are subjective – and although we are sorry that the writer feels this way, s/he is entitled to an opinion. Much of the information, however, is simply inaccurate. For example, when it comes to the issue of pay, the writer has an extremely narrow view of our firm’s comprehensive – and extremely competitive – compensation of its more than 350 staff members. Cummings Properties has a merit-based pay structure. Employees are rewarded for meeting or exceeding performance expectations as measured against Company standards and the applicable market. For each of the past three years, the Company’s annual raises have been, on average, at least twice as much as the increase in cost of living for Boston (as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). -Joyce Vyriotes, Communications Director
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